CRO got a reaction they were probably hoping for when they sent out their email on 12th October 2017 announcing “CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS HAVE BEEN COMMENCED “. A lot of directors and presenters started asking “what was the chances of them or their companies being prosecuted by the CRO?” Even the title of the email was
We finally have clarity on what the definition of a designated unlimited company and what private unlimited companies (“ULC”) will have to file financial statements with the Companies Registration Office. The new definition is bad news for many unlimited companies that were previously exempt from filing financial statements. The new definition applies to financial years
The Companies (Accounting) Act 2017 was signed by the President on 17th May 2017 and will come into operation on 9th June 2017. The Act will apply to financial periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017 for financial statements and other reports. Section 14 of the Act provides for early adoption by the directors
Q&A We are currently adopting a new constitution for our company. When we send the new constitution do we have to send the subscriber pages and do the original members have to sign the subscriber page again or the new members? The company was incorporated back in 1976!! This was probably the most asked question
Everyone woke up on the morning of 1st December 2016 and the sun shone (I think) and life continued as normal. One of the biggest deadlines in the history of Company Law in Ireland had passed and like Y2K nothing happened and life moved on. Approximately 26% of private limited companies choose to either convert
A revised version of the Governance Code for Community, Voluntary and Charitable Organisations was published on 27th October, 2016. The Code is principles-based and is adopted on a “comply-or-explain” basis. It comprises a set of recommended practices for the boards of community, voluntary and charitable organisations. In late 2015 the Governance Code Working Group (GCWG)
The Console scandal is just another example of the lack of implementation of governance standards in the charitable sector. The public are shocked when these cases get highlighted but we have to understand where these organisations start from and how they are funded and the experience of the persons that end up running the organisations.
The ODCE and the professional accountancy bodies have developed a technical release TR 03/2016 on Reporting Company Law Offences: Information for Statutory Auditors. This has been updated in accordance with the Companies Act 2014. Download the ODCE TECHNICAL RELEASE TR 03/2016 The purpose of this Technical Release is to assist the statutory auditor in applying
In recent months we have seen a number of high profile companies such as Petroceltic and Petroneft at which resolutions have been put forward by shareholders to remove directors from the board. We have also seen a noticeable increase in queries and engagements to remove directors from SME companies. There are various reasons for this
We have written about cases before the Courts where directors have been restricted or disqualified to highlight to directors the important role they play in a company and to remind them of their duties and responsibilities. Many of the cases such as the Glenda Gilson case show the directors being restricted or disqualified. A&L Goodbody